Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Ivanovic-Kardon relationship over

Ana Ivanovic has parted ways with coach Craig Kardon and has returned to the Addidas Player Development Program for coaching during the grass court season. She has retained her strength and conditioning coach, Scott Byrnes. It is unknown what, if any, coaching changes Ivanovic will make after Wimbledon.

In related news, Ivanovic will play doubles with Sabine Lisicki at Wimbledon.

I STILL Stand With Maria

About the blog author

Diane Elayne Dees is a writer, a semi-retired psychotherapist in private practice, and a life-long fan of women's professional tennis.

For several years, Diane published the progressive blog, The Dees Diversion, and she also contributed regularly to the Mother Jones MoJo Blog. Diane has published political essays, short fiction and creative nonfiction. For the past several years, she has concentrated on writing poetry (Diane has written several tennis-themed poems).

Diane’s poetry chapbook, I Can’t Recall Exactly When I Died, will be published later this year by Clare Songbirds Publishing House. Another chapbook, Coronary Truth, is forthcoming from Kelsay Books.